Powerful A.I. Super PACs Duel Over the Midterms: ‘This Is a War’ NYT | Top Stories By: Theodore Schleifer 30 May 2026 at 17:01 One is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They’re both spending millions to influence the midterms, and they’re leaving a trail of fearful candidates and canceled ads in their wake. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesThe artificial intelligence industry has begun spending tens of millions of dollars on elections, routing the money through allied super PACs.